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Livestock => Pigs => Topic started by: Daisys Mum on October 14, 2009, 07:53:20 pm

Title: seperating boars from gilts
Post by: Daisys Mum on October 14, 2009, 07:53:20 pm

Please can someone tell me when boars should be sepatated from their sisters.

I have just had someone ask me and I am not sure.

Title: Re: seperating boars from gilts
Post by: Hilarysmum on October 15, 2009, 07:17:25 am

5 months maximum. 

Title: Re: seperating boars from gilts
Post by: ukag0972 on October 15, 2009, 11:19:54 am

I'd agree with that hilarysmum!

Title: Re: seperating boars from gilts
Post by: Hilarysmum on October 15, 2009, 01:12:35 pm

unless you want loads of little  :pig: :pig: :pig:

Title: Re: seperating boars from gilts
Post by: Daisys Mum on October 15, 2009, 03:56:17 pm

Thanks will pass that on. They don't need any 2 headed piglets.

Title: Re: seperating boars from gilts
Post by: dixie on October 15, 2009, 05:24:50 pm

I keep mine altogether til they go to slaughter at 5-6 months!

Title: Re: seperating boars from gilts
Post by: Higgins11 on October 16, 2009, 02:23:41 am

will not have that problem if you castrate at 1 week old

Title: Re: seperating boars from gilts
Post by: chickenfeed on October 16, 2009, 07:06:00 am

 :pig: ours stay together until slaughter no problems they are gone about 5 - 6 months.

Title: Re: seperating boars from gilts
Post by: Hilarysmum on October 16, 2009, 09:35:06 am

Thats the norm, however have 2 friends who have both had gilts get in pig to their siblings at just 5 months old. 

Title: Re: seperating boars from gilts
Post by: Daisys Mum on October 16, 2009, 08:49:11 pm

As my pigs have gone I have offered to take the 2 boars at 4 1/2 months so hopefully that should be okay, if I send them on holiday at 6 months
that should still give my land time to recover before I get more next year. Thanks all